Official Around the NBA May 2019 Playoff Edition Thread!

shit yeah and that's with adding a couple of Portland 1sts heading out too

CJ + Zach for a chance at a long-term addition of AD? That fits the definition of medium-risk/giant-reward move. Blazers have lost 10 straight playoff games to Golden State and it sure doesn't look like the Warriors will be any worse than they are now during the rest of Dame's prime.

A Dame-CJ-Mo-Zach-Nurk lineup doesn't change the dynamic enough, but a Dame-Hood-Mo-AD-Nurk lineup very well might. And if the Blazers can't re-sign AD? Then they'd likely be taking a step back from falling-short to falling-more-short; that's the medium risk part and saying it's medium might even be overstating things, but they'd have an opportunity to re-set the roster

unfortunately, if the Pels are trading AD, they'd be going a direction that would make them look cross-eyed at CJ's value. I think the Knicks may have a much better package to offer. In that case, what Portland should look at is trying to land Jrue Holiday. A three guard lineup of Dame-CJ-Jrue would be fantastic, especially if CJ's hero-ball mentality could be moderated. Simons + draft picks + expiring contract(s) might be a competitive offer

 

There are just some things you DON'T do. You want to fight somebody on the courts when I grew up here, you straight squared up and went at it. Guys got picked up, wiped the blood off and got back to hoopin'.
People that sucker punched people when they had their back to them, had to be REAL careful leaving the park and were not welcomed back.
I hope you really don't think a sucker punch is OK.
I grew up playing with Terrance's uncles, I'm quite sure he plays by the same rules as we did.

 

Could not agree with you more.

 

I REALLY like Holiday.

But I'm not trading away Simons future with us for only incremental improvement.

 

Jones should've been ejected after the meat check.

Plain and simple.

He retaliated the SAME way Jones did when he bumped him BEFORE the meat check.

I don't know how to feel about this...

 

(JHolla, The Jruth, Kung fu Jrue)

Apparently these are Holiday's nicknames according to BBRef.

I've never heard any of these before but they're all hilarious.

 

It's the headband.

Caption: Bitch... I will KICK you...

 

Can you trade an assistant coach?

 

Im just saying, if theres ever a time someone deserved it, it was then. Sucker punching someone in the balls and then mocking them by dancing? He deserved it.

 

Hopefully no one is silly enough to question whether that means I support sucker-punches and would do it myself. Thankfully, I think this forum is smarter than that.

 

I didnt take it that way. I just wouldve liked it if he was gonna get him back to square up and go. I mean I understand Jones shot was so cheap, and the retaliation also cheap. Just seems so weird to me dance and act tough when you did nothing but blindside a guy.

 

I'm glad your sensible!

He was mocking what Jones did to him, and I think that was the only reaaon so its more on Jones than him. Jones brought that upon himself.

 

Vanerpool interviewing for a assistance job with Minnesota.

 

Big loss for us. A bit surprised that he would take that position, or that we wouldn't counter. Given his impact on the team, I would have thought he would have stayed until he was offered a head coaching position.

 

He's lucky Kyle didn't slap the shit outta him:

 

Yeah Steven was out of line on that one.
You would have thought he would have been all about helping Lowry up and making sure everyone was OK and not hurt.

 

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